Sr. Faustina Appears In LondoNewry… Sean Hillen

Year Produced 1993

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Labourer Paddy McCann

Year Produced 1993

The Jim Sheridan film “In the Name of the Father” is released

1994

The Section 31 broadcasting ban is lifted in the Republic of Ireland

1994

Former INLA leader Dominic mcGllinchy is shot dead in Drogheda

1994

Five mortars fired from a car land inside the grounds of Heathrow Airport

1994

This is the first of three such attacks by the IRA in the course of five days.The House of Commons votes to renew the Prevention of Terrorism Act and also to set up a select committee on Northern Irish affairs.

The IRA begins a three day ceasefire

1994

29 killed in a helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre

1994

29 people, including 10 senior RUC officials, 9 British Army officers and 6 Security Service officials are killed while on route to a security conference in Inverness. The 4 member RAF crew are also killed in the crash which was at first blamed on pilot error.

Six Catholic men are killed in a UVF gun attack on a pub in Loughinisland. Co Down

1994

The attack took place while they were watching a televised World Cup match.

John Hume and Gerry Adams issue a joint statement on the prospect of peace in Northern Ireland

1994

The statement lists democratic principles and self-determination as prerequisites for change.

The IRA announces the complete cessation of military activities

1994

The broadcasting ban is lifted

1994

A Statement released on behalf of all Loyalist paramilitary organisations announces a ceasefire

1994

George Mitchell is appointed Special Economic Advisor to Ireland by the Clinton Administration

Year Produced 1993-1994

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Mr Metzinger’s Abattoir Graham Gingles

Year Produced 1994

Visual Art

Slán Abhaile Robert Ballagh

Year Produced 1994

John Major and John Bruton, Taoiseach, publish framework documents which contain proposals for a Nor

1995

First official meeting between the British government and Sinn Fein in 23 years

1995

Vice President of Sinn Fein, Martin McGuinness, leads a Sinn Fein delegation to Stormont for a meeting with the Political Development Minister of the Northern Ireland Office, Michael Ancram.

Drumcree Standoff begins

1995

A standoff between police and Orangemen at Drumcree begins when police tell the parade organisers that they cannot return to Portadown via the mainly Catholic Garvaghy Road. There are widespread disturbances across Northern Ireland as Loyalists protest in support of the

David Trimble is elected leader of the Ulster Unionist Party

1995

A joint communique is issued by the British and Irish governments launching a twin-track process for

1995

Bill Clinton becomes the first serving US President to visit Northern Ireland

Banquet Rita Duffy

Year Produced 1997

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Unearth Rita Duffy

Year Produced 1997

Visual Art

Gauge Philip Napier

Year Produced 1997

John Hume & David Trimble are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

12 October 1998

Catholic civilian shot dead by the LVF

1998

The shooting takes place only hours after the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a pseudonym for the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) reinstate a ceasefire following a spate of shootings which left at least 3 Catholic civilians dead.

The Ulster Democratic Party is expelled from the Stormont talks because of their association with th

1998

1998

Sinn Fein are expelled from the Stormont talks because of suspected IRA involvement in two killings

1998

Two lifelong friends, one Catholic, one Protestant are shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in the R

1998

Senator George Mitchell sets a deadline for the political parties to reach an agreement

1998

The Good Friday Agreement is announced

1998

George Mitchell, Chairman of the multi-party talks at Stormont, announces that the 2 governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland have reached an agreement. The main points of the Good Friday Agreement include a Northern Ireland Assembly of 108 seats, a 12-m

Confirmation of the existence of a new dissident Republican paramilitary group, the “Real IRA”. The

1998

A referendum allows people in the north and south of Ireland to vote on the Good Friday Agreement

1998

This is the first all-Ireland poll since the general election of 1918. The overall “yes” vote in Northern Ireland is 71% and in the south is 94%.

Elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly take place

1998

The Northern Ireland Assembly sits for the first time

1998

It is a “shadow” assembly because power had not yet been devolved. David Trimble (UUP) is elected First Minister, and Seamus Mallon (SDLP) is Deputy First Minister.

Another standoff at Drumcree is followed by extensive and sustained rioting

1998

Three young Catholic boys are burned to death in a sectarian petrol bomb attack on their home in Bal

1998

Some Orange Lodge leaders call for the protest at Drumcree to be called off as a result of the tragedy, but a protest, with considerably reduced numbers, is maintained for most of the year to July 1999.

A car bomb explodes in the main shopping street in Omagh, killing 29 people

1998

The “Real IRA” claims responsibility for the attack.

Tony Blair visits Omagh

1998

US President Bill Clinton visits Omagh

1998

The first paramilitary prisoners are released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement